Two films. Two families. Two well-directed stories about sad families.

We have Ang Lee’s underrated 1997 classic “The Ice Storm” vs. Denis Villeneuve’s 2010 drama “Incendies”.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Captain America: Brave New World”

On this one, we’re looking at the cycle of life. Two films. Two ambitious swings of cinema.

We have Terrence Malick’s experimental 2011 film “The Tree of Life” vs. Robert Zemeckis’ nonlinear 2024 film “Here”.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of the first few episodes of season 3 of Invincible

On this one, we’re looking at some classic courtroom dramas.

We have Sidney Lumet’s influential 1957 classic “12 Angry Men” vs. Clint Eastwood’s 2024 conscious thriller “Juror #2”.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Critical acclaim of “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”

On this one, we’re doing something new. A new edition of Double Feature: Versus. Classic vs. Underrated.

On this episode, we’re doing Bruce Willis. For our classic, we have the iconic 1988 “Die Hard”, directed by John McTiernan. For the underrated, we have the 2005 thriller “Hostage”, directed by Florent Siri.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Brad gives his spoiler-free review of “Creature Commandos”

We got a powerful one here, folks. Two films that stress the power of art. We have Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s 2024 film “Ghostlight” and Greg Kwedar’s 2024 film “Sing Sing”.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Brad gives his spoiler review of the latest “Wallace and Gromit” film

We’re back and we got an interesting one here, showcasing international cinema. We have two films – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2023 Japanese drama “Monster” vs. İlker Çatak’s 2023 German thriller “The Teacher’s Lounge”. Two films revolving around teachers and their complicated relationships with their students.

Which one wins? Let’s find out!

Aftershow:

– Brad continues his spoiler-free review of “Squid Game” season 2 and gives a review of “Interior Chinatown” season 1

It’s that time again! Brad and Blak get together to discuss their top 5 films of 2024.

Blak’s picks (bottom to top): Ghostlight, Sing Sing, Civil War, Furiosa, The Brutalist

Brad’s picks (bottom to top): Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Wild Robot, Civil War, Deadpool and Wolverine, Hundreds of Beavers

Aftershow:

– Honorable Mentions

The last podcast of the year and on this one, we’re taking a blast to the past. One this on, we got two neo noir films from the 1970s.

We have Peter Yates’ “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” (1973) vs. John Cassavetes’ “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (the director’s cut)” (1976).

Which one wins out? Let’s find out?

Aftershow:

– Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “Squid Game” season 2 and “What If…?” season 3

It’s that time of the year, again! Two films taking place around Christmas time as and a…not so jolly Santa Claus.

On this one, we have Jalmari Helander’s “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale” (2010) vs. Tommy Wirkola’s “Violent Night” (2022).

Which one wins out? Ho-ho-Ho! Let’s find out?

Aftershow:

– Brad gives a spoiler-free review of “Carry On” and “Sonic The Hedgehog 3”

Two comedic cultural touchstones. One wild journey. On this one, we have David Wain’s 2018 comedy “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” vs Jason Reitman’s 2024 comedy “Saturday Night”.

National Lampoon. Saturday Night Live. Which one wins? Let’s see!

Aftershow:

– Blak gives a spoiler-free review of “The Brutalist” and “Nosferatu”